13 Oct
2011
13 Oct
'11
2:55 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Arachelian" <ray at arachelian.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Let's talk NeXT - Re: Steve Jobs -2011
It's a shame they don't come built-in to browsers ;)
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk
On 10/12/2011 05:19 PM, Andrew Burton wrote:
>
> Back in "the day" when you connected to a website, you just loaded the
> website code (HTML, PHP etc.) and images from the server/s hosting the
> website. Today you load all that, plus load adverts (usually
flash-based)
> from other websites, connect to
www.googleanalytics.com (or similar
> websites) and perhaps a few other sites too. Those of you on a fast
> connection may not notice it, but as I'm on dial-up (and have been for
the
last 10 years)
I can actually see what is going on.
That's what AdBlock+, NoScript, and Ghostery are for. Install them, and
block all that trash without mercy.